A study of US adults found that stroke rates among younger people rose sharply in recent decades. Researchers reported that the incidence rate among adults roughly doubled between the early 1990s and 2020, climbing from about 34 to about 62 cases per 100,000 people. The findings are part of a wider concern about strokes appearing earlier in life, which has drawn attention after a well-known US senator had a stroke at age 53. Strokes are usually associated with older age, so the rise in younger patients is a notable shift. The reasons are still being studied, but risk factors such as high blood pressure, diabetes, obesity and smoking are widely linked to stroke and are common targets for prevention.

Hampi is a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Karnataka, India, with more than 1,600 surviving remains spread over 4,100 hectares. It was the capital of the Vijayanagara Empire from 1336 to 1565. Travellers from Persia and Portugal described it as a prosperous, wealthy and grand city with temples, markets and farms along the Tungabhadra River. By 1500 it was estimated to be the world's second-largest city after Beijing, and probably India's richest at the time. In 1565 a coalition of Muslim sultanates defeated the Vijayanagara Empire, its capital was conquered and destroyed, and the city was left in ruins. Hampi remains a religious centre, with the active Virupaksha Temple at its heart.